National Fisherman

Oysters

The 104 year old Ella K. has been working the Chesapeake Bay for 104 years. Larry Chowning photo

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Wooden deck boat has been working the Chesapeake for 104 years

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Pilothouse windows are to be replaced on the 45-foot Bonnie M, but shortages of window parts have delayed work at Cockrell's Marine Railway. Larry Chowning photo

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Virginia deadrise overhaul slowed by supply chain, leaves room for a repower

Larry Chowning

Hurricane Ida left many Louisiana shrimp boats high and dry. Robbie Portier photo

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Hurricane Ida’s mess still a long way from fixed

Larry Chowning

Dredging oysters in Louisiana. Lousiana Sea Grant photo.

Gulf Coast Oysters: Shortages after Hurricane Ida strike amid market upswing

Kirk Moore

Oyster cages along the Damariscotta River in Walpole, Maine. Mook Sea Farms photo.

Northeast oysters: After disaster loomed in pandemic, ‘markets are slamming’

Caroline Losneck

Taylor Shellfish Co. oyster nursery on Oakland Bay, Wash. Jessica Hathaway photo

In hot water: Heat dome recovery looks bleak for small-scale shellfish farms

Brian Hagenbuch

The Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project, center, would release up to 75,000 cubic feet per second of sediment-laden water from the Mississippi River to rebuild wetlands in the eroded Barataria Basin. Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group image.

Shrimp, oyster damage mitigation in Mid-Barataria diversion plans

Kirk Moore

The Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project would redirect some of the Mississippi River flow through the levee and into the Barataria Basin. Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority image.

Corps report predicts ‘major, adverse, permanent’ impact on shrimp, oysters from Mid-Barataria diversion

Kirk Moore

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Boat of the Month: Cap’n Lake

Larry Chowning

Paul Molyneaux photo.

Chance encounter: A day’s haul on a historic Chesapeake Bay oyster skipjack with Stoney Whitelock

Paul Molyneaux

Lobstermen haul traps off the coast of Maine. Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative photo.

Maine launches seafood brand with CARES funds

Jessica Hathaway